US1821541A

US1821541A - Store

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Publication number: US1821541A
Application number: US262927A
Authority: US
Inventors: Brown James Franklin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-03-19
Filing date: 1928-03-19
Publication date: 1931-09-01
Anticipated expiration: 1948-09-01

Description

J. F. BROWN Sept. 1, 1931.

STORE Filed March 19. 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. F. BROWN Sept. 1, 1931.

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J. F. BROWN Sept, 1, 1931.

STORE FiledMarch 19. 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet Patented Sept. 1, 1931 U TE I.

JAMES FRANKLIN BROWN, OF CINCINNATI, GHIO STORE Application filed March 19, 192-8.

My invention relates to stores, and particularly to the arrangement of the 'arious parts oi' :he store for the service of cu.--;te=.ners, and in its present exemplitication is intended for use in serving customers in vehicles, in serving customers in the store, and for permitting the customers in the store to serve themselves.

It is the object of my invention to provide a store arranged so that vehicles. such as automobiles, may be driven close to the store, and the occupants of the vehicles receive goods from the inside of the store; and, further, to so arrange the store and th display of oods therein that the occupants ot the vehicles may view the goods on display in the store, and make their purchases from such lisplay.

It is the ohjcct of my invention l'urtlier to provide a store with openings along a vehicle driveway through which openings' the purchased goods maybe passed from the store occupants of the vehicles; further, to

to tnc n l. ntrancc and exit at so )arated points .rox u, r c 1 1 along the driveway, with displayed goods between the entrance and the exit; further, to provide a duplex store comprising aisles at the respective sides of the store and shelving l:-etween said aisles accessible throughout th depth of said shelving from both aisles; nirthcr, to provide a store which 's extended in length as a department for storage or hull; goods at one end, a meat department at its other end, and shelving and show cases arranged lengthwise of the store between said departments comprising median shelving; dividing the store into a pair of lengthwise aisles at both sides of each of which goods are arranged for display and sale.

t is the object of my invention, further, to provide antomohile driveways at the respective sides of the outside of the store huilding; extending lengthwise of the store building and closely adjacent to the store huildineg: and, further, to provide the respective sides of the store building with windows along said driveways and to arrange said windows and said driveways for the passing goods through said windows from said respective aisles direct to persons in automobiles in said driveways.

Serial No. 262,927.

stan atll greater length than width, and to provide heat] ng means for the store at one end of the store arranged for blowing a forced 1.2.. I, V -1-3 man or heated an lengtiiwise of the upper port on of the store tor heating the entire store, including its various depar ments, the n'ieat 1h. from the heating means, for lower temperature in the meat department if desired.

The invention will he lurther readlly un- .4: i 1 uerstood ironi the ioilowing desciiption and pertinent being farthest removed claims, and from the drawings, in which latter:

Fig. l is a front elevation of my improved store.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a detail showing a bulletin board arrangement for the store.

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section o1 my improved evice, taken in the plane of the line i--El of Fig. 5, partly broken away.

Fig. 5 is a plan sectional view of the same, taken in the plane of the line 5 5 of Fig. t, partly broken Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken in the plane of the line 6-G of Fig. 5, and partly broken away.

Fin. 7 is a Vertical cross-section of the same, taken in the plane of the line 77 of Fig. 5, and partly broken away.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a detail of the same, partly in section in the plane of the line 8-8 of Fig. 5, and partly broken away.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional detail View of the same, tel-ten in the plane of the line 99 of Fig. 5, and partly broken away, in full lines, and the movable show-window moved into partly open relation and bulk goods at the outside thereof, shown in dotted lines, the bulk goods being shown at the inside of the movable show-window when said movable show-window is closed; and,

Fig. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the front door mounting means, taken on the line 1010 of Fig. 1, and partly broken away.

The store is exemplified as a grocery store, but may be a store of any other desired kind.

The store comprises a front wall 11, a rear wall 12 and

side walls

13, 14. The store building is substantially longer than it is wide, and as an example its length may be instanced as eight times its width and its width as fourteen feet, outside di mensions.

Driveways

15, 16, are at the re spective sides of the store, which drivewaysv may be connected at the rear of the store by a rear driveway 17 and at the front of the store by a front driveway 18. The front driveway and rear driveway may be of equal width with the side driveways or differ there from, suitable to the location and the ground available on which the store is placed. The driveways are driveways for vehicles and the side driveways are of a width preferably to each accommodate two automobiles side by side, so that the automobiles may be propelled in a line next to the store building for close view by the occupants of the contents of the show cases and of the goods in the store and for serving said occupants, and so that the automobiles may be driven out of said line for proceeding on their way after the occupants have been served.

The front and rear connecting driveways are preferably of widths to permit turning of automobiles from one driveway into the other,'in a double line if desired.

A narrow pathway 21 preferably surrounds the store building and is intended as a pathway for customers on foot, or for con venience of customers in automobiles desiring to alight or reenter the automobiles, or for attendants who may serve customers in automobiles therefrom. The pathway is preferably a continuation of the floor of the store. The driveways are preferably depressed below the pathway 21. The outer edge of the latter is preferably defined by a curb 22, which surrounds the store building and which limits the approach of the wheels of automobiles toward the store building. The curb is suflicientlv close to the side 7 walls of the store so that goods may be passed directly from attendants in the store to customers in the automobiles in manner to be presently described.

The store is provided with a roof 25, the eaves 26 at the sides of which and the

eaves

27, 28, at the ends of which preferably extend outwardly beyond the curbs. The front of the store may be provided with posts 29 at the respective sides thereof under the front caves.

The front wall of the store is provided with an opening 31 which is partly rounded shown at 32. A door 33 is arranged to close this opening. (See Figs. 1, 8 and 10.) The door is provided with a sector 34 to complete the round light opening in the front wall of the store when the door is closed. This door is shown as comprising a top section 35, a bottom section 36, and intermediate sections 37, which sections are shown hinged together, as by hinges 38. The sections ride respectively on rollers 39, extending laterally beyond the respective ends of the door-sections. The rollers are mounted on axles l0 journaied in brackets 41 fixed to the respective ends of the respective door sections, preferably adjacent to the dividing lines between the doorsections. The rollers run in grooved guideways 42 which, throughout the height of the door opening, are preferably parallel with the front wall, and above said height curve inwardly as shown at 43, for guiding the door-sections when raising and rowering the door.

Counterbalancing springs 45 are located at the respective ends of the door, one of the ends of each of the springs being fixed to a fixed part, as at 46 to the building, the other end of the spring having a sheave -17 attached thereto. A counterbalancing cable 48 has one end fixed to the building as at 49 and its other end fixed to the top portion of the lowest section of the door at each end of the door. An intermediate portion of the cabie is received about a sheave 50, fixed to the building, for forming a loop 51 in which the sheave 47 on the spring is received, for normally tending to draw the door upwardly. Suitable locking means are provided for the door. The door is preferably provided with window panes 52 throughout that portion which is exposed through the opening 31, and above the sector 34, major portions of the upper and lower sections of the door, however, being preferably solid.

One end of the store, excml'ilitied as the front end, has a department 55 for storage or bulk goods, in rear of which there is a demonstration booth 56. (See Figs. 4. 5 and 6.) Gates 5'? are at the respective sides of the demonstration booth to close the front department. suitably locked by the attendant by locks 60. A department 58 is in rear of th department 55, at each side of the store. Doors 59, which are prefcrabl}; entrance doors, are at the respective sides of the store at the front end of these departments Aisles 61 extend lengthwise of the respective departments 58, at the respective sides of the store, these aisles being shown extending rearwardly from the department 55, the respective gates 57 separating the aisles from the bulk or storage department 55. Exit doors 62 are at the ends of the respective aisles 61.

A meat department 65 is in rear of the departments 58 and of the aisles 61. A refrigerator 66 is in the rear part of the meat department, and has a door 67, which opens proximate to a door 68 in the rear wall of the store, at one side of the refrigerator, a refrigerating machine 69 being at the other side of the refrigerator. This refrigerator is preferably a storage refrigerator for storing bulk meat, and preferably also comprises a front compartment 70 having doors 71 opening toward the front, in which meats to be served to customers are contained. (See Figs. 4, 5 and 7.)

The respective sides of the store are preferably duplicates of each other, and the respective side walls are preferably duplicates of each other. These side wails respectively comprise groups of

windows

74, 75, 76,

show windows

77, 78, 79, the doors 59, (32, having side panels 80, and transoms 81, all of which may contain glass. A plurality of the groups of windows 75 and of the show windows 78 are shown located between the entrance doors 59 and the exit doors 62, at each side of the store building. (See Figs. 2 and 4.)

The groups of windows 74-, 75, 76, respective y preferably comprise tie of sashes, respectively comprising

sashes

85, 86, 87 and 88. (See Figs. 7 and 8.) .he sashes and 87 are preferably fast in the frames 89 of the windows. The sah 86 is preferably hinged at its upper end to a cross-rail 90 of the frame so as to swing inwardly, being hinged for instance on hinges 91. The sash is at each end provided with a lug 92, arranged to engage the teeth of a toothed bar 93, pivoted at 94 to the frame, and sustaining the sash in adjusted open positions. \Vhen the sash is closed, the bar 98 depends at the inside face of the lug 92 for locking the sash in closed position.

The sash 88 is pivoted at its upper end to a cross-rail 95 of the framing, as by hinges 96. This sash is arranged to be opened for communication between the attendant in the store and the occupant of a vehicle in the driveway. lt is conveniently pulled open by means of a handle 97. It is suitably locked, as by a bolt 98 at each of its ends. It is arranged to be held in open relation by a chain 99 at each end of the sash, shown fixed to the sash, a hook 100 on the window framing being arranged to receive any link of the chain for holding the sash in adjusted open relation.

A group of the windows 74 is located at the side between the front wall of the building and the entrance Groups of the windows 75 are located between the entrance and the exit 62. A group of the windows 76 is located between the exit and the rear wall of the store. Similar groups of windows are located at the respective sides of the store.

The

groups

77, 78, 79, of show windows are located under the respective groups of windows. The show windows are exemplified as sloping outwardly and downwardly, although they may be upright if desired.

The group of show windows 77 comprises a show window 101 and show windows 102. The show windows 102 may if desired be formed as bulk-heads having opaque or closed panels. The group 79 of show windows may comprise

show windows

103, 104. The show windows 104 may be in the form of bulkheads comprising opaque or closed panels. (Fig. 2.)

Serving counters 105, 106, 107, are located above the respective show windows, from which the goods sold may be passed by the attendant in the store to the occupant of the vehicle, through the openings normally closed by the sashes 88. (Figs. 5 and 8.)

The show window 101 may be formed as part of the building. This show window is preferably hinged, as by hinges 111 to the serving counter 105, which may be an integral part of the building, and is arranged to swing inwardly away from a sill 112, at the floor 113 of the building. (Fig. 9.) The show window is provided with a handle 114. It is also provided with means for holding the same in open relation, as by being provided at each of its ends with a chain 115, the respective links of the chain being, arranged to be received over a hook 116 on the serving counter, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9. The show space at the inside of the show window 101, when the window is closed, is arranged to receive goods in large packages open for display, for instance barrels 117, and baskets 118, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9, the contents of which may be viewed from the outside of the show window when the show window is closed, or these goods may be exposed to direct view when the show window 101 is swung into open relation.

A show space 121 is located at the inside of each of the show windows 78. Goods compartments 122 are located at the insides of the respective show windows 78. A goods compartment 123 is located at the inside of the show window 103. These show windows and goods compartments are duplicated at both sides of the store. (Fig. 8.)

The goods compartments 122 respectively comprise an upper shelf 124 which may be part of the serving counter, a bottom shelf 1.25 and an intermediate shelf or shelves 126, as well as upright walls 127, which shelves and walls are rigidly secured together and placed at the inside of each of the show windows 78.

The upright walls 127 are shown as tapering upwardly and the shelves are arranged to project successively to greater extents into the interior of the store, each lower shelf projecting to greater extent inwardly than the shelf thereabove, so that goods displayed on all of the shelves may be viewed by a person alongside the goods compartments in the inside of the store.

The goods in these goods compartments may also be viewed through the show win dow 78 from the outside of the store and are in therange of vision of a person in an automobile alongside the show wind-ow.

These goods compartments may be made as separate units, as indicated for instance in Fig. 8, so that they may be selectively placed at the inside of the show windows and appear as show cases. The upright walls 127 are alongside the posts of the building between the doors and neighboring show windows, and the end upright walls of each group of these goods compartments reg st with the end stiles of the groups of L-lmwwindows between the posts of the lilllililll'l". This arrangement also provides for case of manufacture and placement of the goods compartments. The goods compartments may, if desired, be made as show cases integral with the show wil'idows.

There is a space 131 between the respective batteries of such goods compartments at the inside of the respective posts which may serve as show spaces 13; and may be providol with suitable shelves 133, which may also selectively serve as racks by being provided with holes 134, for receiving the andles of brooms, mops and the like.

The goods compartn'ient 12; at the inside of the show window 103 at each side of the store ma be a refrigerator show case of suitable construction, the outer side of which is provided with a transparent wall throughout substantially its height and width for display of the goods in the refrigerator show at the outside of the building. This goods compartment is preferably provided with heat insulated walls throughout and provided with heat insulated doors 131') for access thereinto from the inside of the siore. (Fig. 4.)

These respective show windows, goods compartments and display spaces are similarly arranged at both sides of the store.

The structure of the building may comprise a front corner post 137, front door posts 1.38, intermediate window posts 13 rear door posts 140, and a rear corner post 14-] at each side of the store. (Figs. 2 and These posts may form the main supports at the sides of the building for the upper framing and roof of the building. Signs 145, on which are depicted lists of goods on sale and prices thereof, may be secured in front of the posts and serve as bulletin boards depicting lists of goods or a catalog of goods and prices thereof on sale in the store. (See Fig. 3.) These bulletin boards are es pecially to be posted at the posts in the front part of the building. (See Figs. 2, 6 and 7.)

The upper ends of the posts in the respective sides of the building are rigidly connected with stringers 146 extending lengthwise of the building. from which the Window framing is preferably suspended, the window framing being also secured to the posts.

Ateach of the entrance doors there is a station 148 for baskets 149 arranged to be used by self-serve customers in which to gather the goods selected by the customer the basket with the goods therein being delivered by the customer at the checking and wrapping station 150 for being checked, wra 1 d and paid for bv the customer before he leaves with the goods through the exit doors 62, the baskets being suitably temporarily received and stored by the attendant at said checking and paying station. (Fig.

Groups of goods compartments 153 are arranged lengthwise of the store and are arranged to separate the store into the lengthw aisles (31. at the respective sides of said goods compartments. These goods compartments comprise shelves 154: supported by shelving walls 155. (See Figs. 4, 5 and 7.) A pair of these groups of shelves are shown having a passage 156 between them, normally closed by a gate 157.

The goods compartments 153 extend throughout the width of the shelving so that the compartments are acre ble crosswise throughout from both aisles (ii. The upper shelves overhang the shelves therebelow succm-sively into the irspective aisles as shown in Fig. 7.

The demonstration booth 56 is located in rear of the storage and bulk department 55 and may comprise shelves 161 having duplicate horizontally curved portions 162 and lengthwise portions 163 extending rearwardly from the rear end. of said curved portions, the shelves being suitably spaced apart vertically and the upper ones of the shelves forming demonstration counters of convenient counter height, similar to the height of the serving counters 106. (See Figs 4. 5 and 6.) This demonstration department has a space 16% therein for the attendant, en tcz'ed through an opening- 165. Passages are at the respective sides of said demonstration department. and form continuations of the aisles 61. The lengthwise portions of these shel es an preferably open between the aisles 61 so that goods may be selected therefrom from either of said aisles.

A passage 166 is between the demonstration booth and the foremost ones of the goods compartments 153, which passage isnormally closed by a gate 167 hinged to the front up right wall 155.

At the rear ends of the goods compartments 153 there is a goods rack 168, which preferably comprises a series of shelves 169 and partitions 170 of woven galvanized or other wire. for orming spaces arranged for instance for receiving fruits and vegetables. (See Figs. 4 and 5.)

A refrigerator case 171 is located in rear of the goods rack 168, there being a passage 172 between the two, normallv closed by a gate 173 hinged to the rack 168. This cross passage connects the rear ends of the lengthwise aisles 61. (See Figs. 4 and 5.)

The refrigerator 171 is a refrigerator for instance for the intermediate department of the store, and. if a grocery store. this refrigerator is arranged to contain butter or other goods usually dealt in therein. The refri gerator is provided with doors 174 at its respective sides accessible from the respective aisles 61. the respective compartments of said refrigerator accessible through said respective doors containing similar goods for supply of customers in the respective aisles 61 with similar goods. (See Fig. 7.)

The cross-passages 166, 156 and 172 provide cross-passages for the attendant or ClGXlt between the aisles 61. The

gates

167, 157 and 17 3 normally close these passages. These passages are normally closed to the customers. but are provided with suitable locks 179, (Fig. 4), or other means for controlling the gates so that the attendant or clerk may pass from one lengthwise passage to the other.

Shelving 175 is located at the rear of the re frigerator case 171. This shelving may be arranged to receive meats for handy access to the attendant of the meat department, and be of the height of said case 171.

The stations 150 are at the respective sides of the store. at the rear ends of the aisles 61, at each of which stations the attendant for the intermediate or grocery department and the attendant for the rear or meat department may check the goods of the customers. wrap the same, and deliver and collect for the same. These stations may be designated checking, wrapping, delivering and collection stations. Each of these stations may be provided with suitable means for receiving, wrapping material and with a cash register if desired and may also be provided with a basket receiving space for the baskets discarded by the customers.

Passages 176 are located between the re frigerator case 171 and the respective stations 150, these passages communicating between the lengthwise aisles 61 of the store and the meat department. (See Figs. 5 and 7 They may be normally closed by shelves 177, hinged respectively to the checking, wrapping and collection counters 150, for swing ing upwardly and normally resting horizontally at the level of said counters.

The shelving 175 of the meat department is preferably located between the passages 17 6. The meat department may also contain suitable butcher blocks 178 between the refrigerator show cases 123, and between the refrigerator 66 and the shelves 175.

In my improved store, instanoing the store as comprising a grocery store, the display cases 122, along the respective sides of the store contain goods which are duplicates of each other and are arranged in duplicate manner at the respective sides of the store. The goods in the goods compartments 153 arranged lengthwise of the store are accessible from both the aisles 61. These aisles are separated from each other to form separate passages respectively extending throughout the length of the store between the entrance and the exit thereof at each side thereof.

The goods compartments at both sides of each of the aisles are arranged in compact relation, and the goods at the respective sides of each of the aisles are readily accessible from the aisle with little cross movement of the attendant, or so that each aisle may be served by a single attendant and another attendant may serve the meat department, reducing the number of attendants or salesmen to a minimum.

The goods for replenishing the goods sold from the shelves may be supplied from the storage and bulk department 55, and the goods for the latter department may be supplied through the door opening 31 at the front of the store.

The storage and bulk department may also contain a heater 181 from which a blast of air may be projected lengthwise of the store by means of a fan 182 through a pipe 183 for heating the store, the products of combustion passing through a pipe 18%. (See Figs. 4, 5 and 6.

Toilet compartments 185 may be provided at the front corners of the store, accessible through doors 186. and ventilated through the forward tiers of windows at the respective sides of the store.

My improved store provides a convenient arrangement whereby occupants of automobiles alongside the outer sides of the store and customers on the pathways 21 may be supplied with goods direct from the inside of the store by having the attendant reach the goods from the inside of the store to the occupants of the automobiles and to customers on said pathways. The goods in the store are visible to the occupants of the automobiles for suggestions as to purchases, and automobiles may also be arranged at each side of the store for ordering and receiving goods from the store. The attendant at each side of the store may readily supply these goods. The attendant may also supply goods to custonici's in the store, the customers may also serve themselves inside oi the store, and place their goods for instance in baskets obtained at the stations at the tltrances and pay for the goods at the checking. wrapping and settlement stations. The attendant in the meat depirtment may also serve customers in automobiles in similar manner and may also serve customers in the store over the counter in connection with the meat department.

The goods may be served by the attendants through the window openings 18? normally closed by the sashes and over the counters 106, and the customers in automobiles may also pass order s ips ol' goct desired. from the automobiles to the attendant, or communicate his order vcrbaily, through said window openings while remaining in the automobile. (See Fig. 8.)

The upper ones of the shelves 154- overhang successively for greater distances ii 'c the respective aisles 61, and are located bigner than the counters 11. so that they may be readily viewed by occupants of vehicles in the driveways.

Mv in'iprovcd store is compact in arrangement, provides for maximum kinds of service. and for maximum service of each kind with a minimum of necessary attendants in the store.

Having thus fully described my invention, what T claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a store structure of the character described. the combination of an outer wall, a floor. a counter thereabove, a show window between said floor and said counter, a goods display compartment beneath said counter. said window being hinged to said counter for movement to the outside or the inside of said goods compartment for exposing goods in said goods compartment to the outside of the wall, protected by said show window, or exposed in open relation at the outside oi said wall with said show window at the inside of said goods compartment.

2. In a store structure of the char-ac scribed, the combination of an extcin'lcd 8 3% case in the bottom portion ot' the orier ,i of the store structure, said show case having a waist high counter at its top. said shin; ca e having its display window at the outside laid wall and its goods crnnpartment at the inside of said wall said goods compartment accessible from the inside of said store structure, said outer wall having a w ndow opening immediately above said countcr and a window for closing said opening, s dow arranged to be opened, and cm and arranged whereby goods are n n 7"! said goods compartment below sawl counter and passed over said counter through said window opening to the outside of sai store structure.

3. In a store structure of the character described, the combination of a driveway, an extended show case extending along said driveway immediately above the level of saic driveway and forming a part (it the lower portion of the outer wall of said store structure, and a waist high counter at the top of said show case, said show case having display window below said counter at the outside of said outer wall and a goods compartment below said counter at the inside of said outer wall, the goods in said goods compartment viewable through said display window by an occupant of an automobile on said driveway, and said outer wall comprising a window opening and a movable window immediately above said counter, and constructed and arranged for the selection of goods in said goods compartment by view through said display window and for the passage of said selected goods by an attendant in said store structure from said goods compartment across the top of said counter through said window opening to said occupant of said automobile.

4. In a store structure of the character describedthe combination of an extended waist high show case in the lower portion of an outer wall of said store structure, said show case having a diplay window at the outside of said outer wall and a goods compartment at the inside of said outer wall. a waist high counter at the top of said show case, said outer wall having a window opening immediately above said show case, a window therefor pivoted at its top to said outer wall, and goods compartments in said store structure extendlen-gthwise of said show case, said lastnamed goods compartments and said show case separated by an aisle in said store structure, and arranged for the passage of goods from said last-named goods compartments and said goods compartment in said show over said waist high counter through said window opening to the outside of said outer wall.

5. In a store structure of the character described, the combination of a show case extending lengthwise of an outer wall of said store structure and located in the bottom .portion of said outer wall, said show case comprising a display window at the outside of aid outer wall and a goods compartment at the inside of said outer wall, a waist high counter at the top of said show case above said goods compartment, aisles extending lengthwise of said show case at the respective si es of said show case, said outer wall providcd with a window opening immediately above said counter, and a movable window "for closing said opening, and arranged for s lcction of goods in said goods compartn.cnt through said display window from the aisle outside said outer wall, and the passage from said aisle inside said outer wall of said selected goods from said goods compartnient over said wais high counter through said window opening to said aisle outside of said 0 wall.

(T. n a store strrcture of the character described, the combi iation of substantially parallel outer walls extending along the respective sides of said structure, substantially waisthigh goods compartments arranged thereaiong a d having display wiudo 's at the outsides oi said outer walls, waist high counters at the tops of said goods compartments, said outer walls having window openine's immediately above said counters, movalue windows 'lor c osing said openings, and goods compartments extending lengthwise oi :id structure in the inside of said structure forming custon'iers aisles lengthwise ol' said structure hi'itween said last-named go ds eonipartments and each ot said lirstnamed goods coinparlinentsn and arranged 'l'or selection oi goods from said respective goods i-ompartnients hv custon'iers at the outside of said respective outer walls and passage oi selected goods :t'rom said respective compartments over said waist hi;,;'h connters through said window openings innne diatelv ther ahove to the customers at the outside of said outer walls.

7. A store structure of the character dcseril ed having a length several times the width thereof and comprising an outer wall extending along the length ot said structure, the lower portion of which outer wall comprises sulwstantiall waist high show cases, w ist high counters at the tops of said show 323MB, said outer wall comprising window openings immediately above said counters, movahle windows for said openings, and :1 str rht away passage in said store structure at one side of said show cases. said show cases havi g goons compartments opening into said passage, and arranged for the passane of goods out of said goods compartments from said passage over said waist high counter thron h said window openings to the occupant ot a vehicle on a driveway extending lengthwise of said outer wall closely adjacent to said outer wall.

8. In a store structure, the combination of outer waist high show cases extending lengthse of said structure in the lower portions of opposite parallel outer walls of said struc ture and having show windows at the outsides of said outer walls and goods compartments opening at the inside of said store structure. intermediate higher shelving extending lengthwise of said store structure spaced from said show cases for forming les exteinlingr lengthwise of said store ucture between said outer show cases and said intermediate shelving, said intermediate shelving forming goods spaces opening into both said aisles and extending unobstructedly through said shelving from each of said aisles to the other ot said aisles and accessible throughout their depths from each of said aisles, said intermediate shelving widening toward its top into said respective aisles and said outer show cases narrowing toward their tops away from said res 'iective aisles.

S). in a store s ructure, the combination of an outer wall, the lower portion of which includes a show case extending lengthwise of said outer wall and having a display window at its outer face for exposing a goods compartment extending lengthwise of the nner portion of said show ase, an automohile driveway adjacent to and along the outside of said outer wall on a level slightly below the lower end of said show case, and a narrmv passageway hetween the inner edge of said driveway and said lower end of said show case, arranged for view of the goods in said goods compartmentthroughsaiddisplay window hy persons on said passageway and persons in an automobile on said driveway, said outer wall comprising means for pas-- sage of said goods to each of said persons.

in testimoirv whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

JAMES FRANKLIN BROWN.